Bøker av James Murdoch

This charming romance, set in Japan during the Meiji era, tells the story of a young woman named Ayame and her relationship with a British diplomat. Written by James Murdoch, a Scottish writer and translator of Japanese literature, this book offers a fascinating glimpse into Japanese culture and society during a period of profound change and modernization. Full of vivid descriptions of life in late 19th-century Japan, this novel is a must-read for anyone interested in Japanese literature and culture.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The human race is about to be destroyed by the Breeder Grays and replaced by millions of hybrids--half human, half alien--the Breeders have created. The weapon of destruction: an enormous asteroid the aliens have diverted to strike earth. Only Michael Kendon, a renegade assassin and sole survivor of a crushed resistance movement, can keep it from happening.Kendon has only three days to locate a powerful weapon designed to deflect the asteroid, a gravity-beam device fueled by the same exotic element that propels the Breeder spacecraft. But to find the weapon, he must first gain the loyalty of a woman whose father, the creator of the weapon, he was forced to kill.During their heart-pounding quest, Kendon's lethal skills keep him and Laura Meller alive and on the move, but his extraordinary mental abilities prove the most bedeviling to the Breeders and their human collaborators. Gray Apocalypse is a warp-speed journey into the heart of universe darkness, and it is an unforgettable tale of human survival and personal redemption.

First published in 1903, this three-volume set deals with the history of Japan from its origins to the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The volumes look at: the origins of Japan to the arrival of the Portuguese in 1542; the century of foreign intercourse, 1542-1651; and the Tokugawa epoch, 1652-1868.